Hello Brian,

Sorry to hear about the hospital trip. I wish you a speedy recovery.

After your first reply, I went for new motor drivers, a new power source and a chinese control board.
When I got the lathe, I contacted a guy in my area that is selling few CNC converted machines to see if he would guide me. The offer was: conversion done for £1000.
So, I have a bit of room to play and learn.

At the moment, I do have on the table: two DM860H, a source 60VDC 1k, a 5VDC and a 12VDC, the original spindle encoder, P_CNC board and few opto-isolators.
The lathe is still untouched. I need advice on buying the VFD before taking it apart. Is this along the 1ph 220v to 3ph 220v spec?

thanks,
A